A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN BLEEDING PEPTIC ULCER USING RAPID UREASE TEST

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the leading cause of peptic ulcer disease in India. Timely diagnosis and proper treatment is required for the eradication of H. pylori infection and prevention of its associated complications. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of H. pylori infection in patients presenting with bleeding peptic ulcer. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is prospective study conducted from January 2019 till January 2021 in patients with bleeding peptic ulcer admitted at BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences. All the patients under went endoscopy and biopsy was taken from Antral region for Rapid Urease Test. RESULT: 164 patients were included in the study with duodenal ulcer bleeding in 129 (78.6%) patients, gastric ulcer in 30 (18.3%) patients and both gastric and duodenal ulcer in 5 (3.1%) patients. Positivity for RUT was seen in 147 patients (89.6%). CONCLUSION: Early intervention in the patients with peptic ulcer disease in the form of endoscopic biopsy will help in prevention of recurrent bleeding episodes and other associated complications.